Letters

Fellow citizens of Carroll County: We will be going to vote very soon.
If you live in the Pipers Gap District. I encourage you to vote for Dr. Thomas Littrell.
Dr. Littrell has been a resident, business owner and a leader in our county for many years. His community service in Boy Scouts, many clubs and as a supervisor shows his dedication to our county.
As a Boy Scout leader, he has given many young people opportunities they would normally not have had. He has made a sacrificial life investment to serving people around him.

As a current member of the Carroll County Board of Supervisors, Dr. Thomas Littrell is an unfaltering advocate for keeping Southwestern Virginia Training Center open.
To keep the center open would mean a home for the intellectually and developmentally disabled, as well as saving the jobs of 400-plus people who work there.
Dr. Littrell well understands the immense economic impact of these jobs on our local economy, and he comprehends the significance of these well-paying jobs for the employees.

In responding to news stories where an 11-week-old baby and a 5-year-old girl were seriously abused and neglected at the point of death, I dedicate this letter to them.
The pathetic losers of the earth are growing in numbers. To add insult to the situation the 5-year-old was taken because of abuse earlier, then returned to the parents to endure more abuse.
The most vulnerable among us cannot fight back. They depend on the system for help. But it is broken and run by some of the most inept morals ever.

I go to a local shopping store, obtain a motorized scooter to assist me with getting my needs met, only to have a woman approach me ad persist I had to give my cart up, as her client needed it.
I wasn’t going to be put in a position of having to contradict my health vs. her client’s health, so I didn’t even go there.

Even though I live in Galax, I am a Carroll County landowner. I follow the actions of the Grayson and Carroll supervisors.
Dr. Tom Littrell represents the Pipers Gap District and I consider him to be serious and fair in all matters that come before the supervisors. He has been a supervisor the past 10 years, so it is easy to judge what he has meant to the people he represents.

On behalf of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis Chapter 2477 of Galax, I thank the Carroll County 175th Birthday Committee and the Courthouse Productions for a most informative and interesting evening.
Actual letters were read from Carroll County soldiers to their loved ones back home. Attendees were able to grasp an understanding of the hardships of Civil War veterans and family members from 1861 to 1865, and the difficulties of war from the eyes of those who served on the front lines.

Recently there has been much to celebrate at Wytheville Community College:
A Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) report in September recognized WCC as the most affordable of Virginia’s 23 community colleges. According to the Department of Education, of the 1,200 community colleges in the U.S., WCC is ranked as the 16th most affordable.
WCC’s affordability is due in large part to scholarships funded by private donors, the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission and the Wythe-Bland Foundation.

Having known Tom Littrell more than 45 years, I fully support him for reelection as Carroll County Supervisor in the Pipers Gap District.
I am the current chairman of the Twin County Airport Commission, and Tom serves on the commission, as well. During his current term as supervisor, the modern airport terminal has been completed. Also, security fencing that completely encloses airport grounds has been installed.

In the 1970s, Gordon Moore accurately predicted the speed of computers would double every two years.
As a retired research scientist, I believe his principle can be applied to many areas of science and technology. Just look at how fast technology advances.
Our cars and cell phones now talk to us and I’ve noticed it doesn’t matter whether you’re a Democrat or Republican, the technology works the same.